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Some of the Weirdest Car Features and Accessories Ever Made

There’s creative, and then there’s weird, as we can see with the car features, gadgets, and accessories that have been invented all these years.

Auto makers and auto accessories designers have pushed the envelope to give us something new and exciting, something we would look forward to trying and having. Thinking out of the box, they’ve come up with the most amazing features and accessories that have changed the way cars are made and used. But not all things that come out of their bright minds always work. Some strange car features and accessories have come along, too. And here are some of the most unusual stuff that we’ve seen through time.

Sometime in the early 1960s, Goodyear made tires that light up, in different colors. It was a brilliant, out-of-the-box idea, something that could go down in history as one of the finest tire inventions of all time. But then, having light bulbs set up inside the wheel rim, you can only imagine what could go wrong. Combining inflatable tires with breakable glass isn’t a great idea at all.

The designer perhaps imagined the Swing-Away Steering Wheel that debuted in the 1961 Ford Thunderbird to be a revolutionary car feature. After all, the wheel can be moved about 10.5 inches to the right. This swinging steering wheel is supposed to help the driver get in and out of the car more easily. But alas, this supposed-to-be rad car feature didn’t get quite the fanfare it was probably aiming for. Not too many people saw the practicality behind a swinging steering wheel.

Wrist-Twist steering control

You just have to watch the demo on this Mercury Park Lane convertible to see why Ford’s experimental Wrist-Twist steering control didn’t become a thing. Just think about safety, coordination, and comfort in the steering control! Still, props to the lady in the video who made it seem so easy.

Picture perfect. This makes it looks like the rotating seat in the 1961 Buick Flamingo should be a natural thing. But in reality, it’s just plain weird. So, is this lady supposed to entertain the passengers at the back or perhaps watch over her kids? Wouldn’t this be quite uncomfortable and dangerous while the vehicle is moving?

Why is there a toupee sitting on top of the dash? Nobody knows for sure. We can’t say whether we should be petting this strange thing or if this is supposed to be a fancy, fuzzy ornament of sort. All we know is that this odd car feature is part of the Interior Designer kit for the Nissan Cube.

Car stache

Alright, we get it. The car is so manly that it can grow some facial hair. This is not ridiculous at all. It adds to the car’s macho appeal.